Germany: 2022/2023 Bird flu in wild birds

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Source: https://www.bodenseekreis.de/aktuell...egelhaltungen/


Avian flu variant in mallard ducks in the Lake Constance district: precautionary measures and registration of poultry keeping

In a mallard hunted in the Salem area in the first calendar week of 2022, the Friedrich-Löffler-Institut found low-pathogenic (slightly disease-causing) bird flu viruses of the serotype H7 during preventive routine examinations. The veterinary office at the Bodenseekreis district office therefore asks for increased caution when keeping poultry.

At the end of the previous year, four swans and one goose found dead in the vicinity of Donaueschingen were officially diagnosed with avian influenza of the subtype H5N1. Because of the close proximity to Lake Constance, it is still to be expected that the epidemic will occur again in waterfowl around Lake Constance this winter. The Lake Constance District Veterinary Office rates the risk of further spread in water bird populations and entry into poultry holdings as high. According to the Robert Koch Institute, the risk of transmission to humans is very low.

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Source: https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/owl/k...wiesen-2519573

Avian influenza detected in wild birds in the Lippe district

The avian influenza virus has now also been officially detected in wild birds in Lippe. Avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 was detected in a wild duck in Lage and a wild goose in Lemgo. “The situation is worrying. The risk of transmission from wild birds to poultry and captive birds is high. It is all the more important that the necessary biosecurity measures are observed in all poultry holdings and, if necessary, further improved in order to prevent outbreaks in poultry holdings," says Ricarda Rottmann, Head of Department for Veterinary Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Lippe district. All poultry farmers are called upon to comply with the requirements of the veterinary office and to critically review and consistently implement their safety measures.
published on 01/21/2022 at 13:23

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Source: https://osthessen-news.de/n11662392/...ngebracht.html

Avian influenza in neighboring districts: precautionary measures appropriate

01/21/22 - A few days ago, avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 serotype were detected in a dead wild goose in Hungen near Gießen and in Langenselbold in the Main-Kinzig district. This evidence in the neighboring districts of the Vogelsberg district makes it clear that the local wild bird population is very likely to be infected...

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Source: https://www.shz.de/lokales/pinneberg...d35070247.html

Herons, moorhens and buzzards are also affected by avian influenza
by Finn Warncke January 24, 2022 at 7:06 am

The H5N1 virus continues to spread. After wild geese in particular died from it, other species are now also dying....

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Immediate notification
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Germany
...
General Information

COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

STARTED ON
21-12-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N3

CONFIRMED ON
27-12-2021

REASON
Recurrence of an eradicated strain

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
24-01-2022

LAST OCCURRENCE
-

Epidemiology

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Note: The date of last occurrence of the H5N3 strain in Germany is 10/05/2021.

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Outbreaks

ob_96001 - Niepars

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
22-015-00004

STARTED ON
22-12-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Not applicable

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
22-12-2021

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Niepars

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Vorpommern-Rügen

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Niepars

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 54.333592

Long : 12.890997


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Anatidae (unidentified) (Anatidae (incognita)):Anatidae-Anseriformes NEW Animal - 1 0 1 0 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 0 1 0 0
- NEW Animal - 1 0 1 0 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 0 1 0 0

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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=47280

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Source: https://www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/presse...ng.1171479.php

Avian influenza detected in a wild bird in Berlin
Press release from 01/27/2022

In Berlin, a case of avian influenza was detected in a wild bird for the first time this season. It is a seagull that was found dead on a jetty in the Rummelsburg Bay last week and was taken to the Berlin-Brandenburg state laboratory for animal disease diagnostics by the veterinary and food supervisory authority of the Lichtenberg district office. The confirmation of the virus subtype H5N1 was carried out yesterday by the national reference laboratory at the Friedrich Loeffler Institute. The Berlin veterinary authorities are currently examining whether and, if so, which measures should be taken. The public will be informed of this immediately.

The H5N1 subtype virus has been detected several times in wild and kept birds in Germany and Europe in the past few weeks. In Berlin, avian influenza last appeared in 20 wild birds and in a flock of domestic poultry in the winter of 2020/2021. From March to mid-May 2021, all poultry farmers in Berlin had to keep their animals exclusively in stables...

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Immediate notification
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Germany
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General Information

COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

STARTED ON
23-01-2022

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1

CONFIRMED ON
25-01-2022

REASON
New strain in a zone or a compartment

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
27-01-2022

LAST OCCURRENCE
-
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Outbreaks

ob_96188 - Berlin

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
22-015-00347

STARTED ON
24-01-2022

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Not applicable

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Berlin

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Berlin

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Berlin

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Berlin

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 52.49

Long : 13.47


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Laridae (unidentified) (Laridae (incognita)):Laridae-Charadriiformes NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
- NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=47459

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Source: https://www.proplanta.de/agrar-nachr...643862879.html


03.02.2022 | 05:34 | avian influenza
Bird flu suspected in Karlsruhe Zoo
Karlsruhe – After a bird flu detection in a gray heron in Karlsruhe, there are also three suspected cases in the zoo.

As the city announced on Wednesday, samples of the dead animals - two Hawaiian geese and a pelican - are being examined at the Friedrich Löffler Institute (FLI). To protect other zoo birds, some were brought indoors.

Aviaries were taken down to prevent animals from being infected by wild birds. The exotic house was temporarily closed to visitors. Protective measures have been in place in individual zoo areas for weeks and are now being tightened.

“So far we have always been lucky that our own stocks at the zoo have not been affected. However, if the suspected cases are confirmed, we hope that the virus will not spread further," said zoo director Matthias Reinschmidt.

At the beginning of the month, avian influenza was detected in a bird of prey in Donaueschingen and in a red-breasted goose in the zoo in Heidelberg. "The risk of an outbreak of avian influenza is considered high," said Karlsruhe.

Poultry farmers were called upon to take precautions against a possible entry of the virus into their own animal husbandry via shoes and clothing. Dangers from contact with wild birds could be significantly reduced by close-meshed fences with roofing and stable housing. Depending on the danger situation, a stable obligation was not ruled out.

In several communities in the Schwarzwald-Baar and Tuttlingen districts, domestic poultry have to stay in the barn. The reason was the discovery of a sick buzzard with neurological disorders, in which the highly contagious avian influenza virus H5N1 was detected. The seriously ill animal was killed. After finding infected swans in November near Donaueschingen and other affected animals, the district offices had imposed protective measures...